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Suppose an investigator at the scene of a murder finds a pair of gloves. Back at the lab, she discovers small fragments of skin and hair on the gloves. What fast test might she do with this evidence to help solve the case?
a. | Remove the nucleus of a skin cell and place it in an egg cell. |
b. | Extract DNA and determine genotype at multiple STR sites. |
c. | Extract DNA and sequence the genome. |
d. | Use DNA probes to search for specific gene sequences. |
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